"How science found a way to help coma patients communicate"

"Can one really be conscious while in a coma?"

"British doctor who found a way to talk to patients trapped between life and death: Unable to move or speak, most medics thought they were beyond reach. But their families refused to believe it - and one determined scientist proved them right."

"At least now there is a way to respond to these patients’ needs, even if we do not know how to make them happy. In this new era of consciousness science, we can explore the twilight zone"

"Dr. Owen's research suggests it might be possible to establish some sort of dialogue with people who had previously been considered all but brain dead. That would be extraordinary. Given that solitary confinement is one of the harshest punishments known, and that such people are condemned to the worst sort of solitary imaginable, it would also be wonderful"

"Adrian Owen has found a way to use brain scans to communicate with people previously written off as unreachable. Now, he is fighting to take his methods to the clinic"

"Adrian Owen, a British neuroscientist at Western University has been investigating one of the most mysterious, least understood phenomena: human consciousness. It’s often said that the brain is the most complex structure in the known universe. {Owen's research} shows us how much we’ve yet to understand"

"Dr. Owen runs through the yes/no questions, not holding out any hope, but soon the images on the fMRI screen lead him to an incredible conclusion: the patient is responding! He’s still in there, conscious!"